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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Hawks arrested four bid evaluation committee members for Talani housing project fraud: LIMPOPO – Four bid evaluation committee members from Housing Development Agency have been arrested by the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation members in different parts of Johannesburg on Friday, … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. OR Tambo airport marks peak day for travel: OR Tambo International Airport had tens of thousands of passengers coming through on what’s being billed as the busiest day for airline authorities. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Allan Freese edging towards the exit door at AmaZulu: AmaZulu assistant coach Allan Freese appears to be on his way out of the club following the arrival of head coach Benni McCarthy. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Mkhwebane confident of being cleared of wrongdoing in perjury matter: Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is accused of lying under oath and delivering misdirected reports against the South African Reserve Bank and Absa. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. S. Africa reports 8,725 new COVID-19 infections: JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — South Africa on Friday reported 8,725 new coronavirus cases, taking the national tally to 901,538, the country’s health department reported. Meanwhile, 274 more COVID … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? Midrand was established as a municipality in 1981 (in an area known as Halfway House, after its position between Pretoria and Johannesburg), but ceased to be an independent town in the restructuring of local government that followed the end of apartheid in 1994. It was incorporated in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in 2000.

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The Geological Miracle of the Witwatersrand

The very existence of Johannesburg is a geological fluke. Unlike most major global cities, Johannesburg was not built near a river, a coast, or a natural harbor. It sits 1,753 meters above sea level on a rocky ridge called the Witwatersrand (Ridge of White Waters). This ridge is the edge of the world’s largest known gold deposit, formed over 2 billion years ago when an ancient inland sea began to evaporate, leaving behind layers of gold-bearing conglomerate.

When George Harrison, an Australian prospector, stumbled upon an outcrop of gold on the farm Langlaagte in 1886, he triggered a “gold rush” that changed the course of African history. Within a decade, a dusty collection of tents and wagons transformed into a permanent city of brick and mortar. The “Main Reef” proved so vast that it eventually produced nearly 40% of all the gold ever mined in human history. This geological wealth dictated the city’s layout: the mining belt runs east-to-west across the city’s center, creating a physical divide between the wealthy northern suburbs and the industrial, working-class south. Today, while most mines within the city limits have closed due to the extreme depth and cost of extraction (some mines reached over 3.9 kilometers underground), the physical legacy remains in the form of “mine dumps”—massive yellow-white hills of crushed rock and sand that define the Joburg skyline.